
Paris: Fourth seed Andy Murray, grimacing in pain, battled his way into the third round of the French Open on Thursday by defeating Finn Jarkko Nieminen 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 despite back problems. Defending champion Rafa Nadal's progress was rather more swift. The Spaniard, aiming for a record seventh French Open title, thrashed Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-2 6-2 6-0. Nadal and Murray were joined in the third round by French...

07:56 PM, May 31, 2012

Madrid: Fourth-ranked Andy Murray has pulled out of the Madrid Open with a back injury. Murray says it is "a big disappointment" to miss the Masters series event but that he is following his doctor's advice. He reached the quarter-finals here in the last two years. Murray last played on April 27, when he lost to Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the quarter-final of the Barcelona Open. The player...

10:25 PM, May 04, 2012

Barcelona: Rafael Nadal brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semi-finals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces on his way to eliminating second-seeded Andy Murray in straight sets. Nadal, a six-time champion at the tournament, will face fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco after Kei Nishikori of Japan was forced to retire with an injury when trailing 4-2 in the first set. The top-seeded Nadal...

11:51 PM, Apr 27, 2012

London: Andy Murray is hoping to defend his Queen's Club title in June as a grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon and the London Olympics. Murray has won the Queen's tournament twice in the last three years, and is trying to become the first Briton since 1925 to lift the trophy for a third time. Wimbledon begins a week after Queen's, which starts June 11. The Olympic tennis tournament will also be...

02:46 PM, Feb 13, 2012

Despite some great tennis by Murray, Federer won his 16th title in straight sets. ...

01:53 PM, Feb 01, 2010

Federer, beat Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to lift his fourth Australian Open title. ...

04:13 PM, Jan 31, 2010

Federer has shifted the weight of expectation onto Murray as the pair prepare for their Sunday final. ...

12:17 PM, Jan 30, 2010

Andy Murray beat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinal. ...

05:01 PM, Jan 28, 2010

Rafa Nadal quit with a right leg injury midway through the third set. ...

06:13 PM, Jan 26, 2010

Nadal successfully negotiated the obstacle of Ivo Karlovic's giant delivery. ...

06:10 PM, Jan 24, 2010

Roger Federer lost to Juan Martin del Potro but still entered semi-finals. ...

09:20 AM, Nov 27, 2009

Roger Federer's will end the year as world's top ranked player for a fifth time. ...

12:15 PM, Nov 25, 2009

Roger Federer is looking to regain the year-end top ranking. ...

01:07 PM, Nov 23, 2009

Rafael Nadal kept winning the hard way at the Paris Masters. ...

04:42 PM, Nov 13, 2009

Murray can now celebrate winning 6 titles in 1 season for first time in career. ...

12:05 AM, Nov 10, 2009